There are so many benefits to owning a home in the Kansas City area. You get the opportunity to truly take pride in your surroundings and create the ideal space for you and your family to grow and thrive. Another fantastic benefit of owning a home is having the ability to take on home remodeling projects on your own. Sure, you can knock out things around the house like landscaping, repainting a room, or even installing a new kitchen sink. But, there are specific projects for which you should always hire a professional.

Often, we see residents of Kansas City wanting to coat their garage floor on their own. While we know it seems like a fun undertaking, it's essential to consider that this job is best left to a team of professionals. Why? There are several reasons why you should leave garage floor coating to a professional company like ETEK, but here are a few of the big ones:

  • By coating the garage on your own, you're likely to cause permanent damage to your garage floor if a mistake is made.
  • All the materials you need to buy will be way too expensive.

Still not convinced? Let's break down everything that goes into coating your garage.

Preparing Your Concrete

Before you can even think about coating your garage floor, you'll have to ensure that you've prepared the concrete to bond with the epoxy—bet you didn't know that. The concrete needs to be rough; if it's too smooth, then the epoxy won't hold firmly to it. You'll need to make sure that the concrete of your garage floor has a CSP (concrete surface profile) of at least 4. As your garage stands right now, it's most likely at a CSP of 1. So how is it done?

You'll Need Some Machinery

Remember that old diamond grinder that you have sitting in the corner of the garage gaining dust? Oh wait, you probably don't have one—because who does? A diamond grinder is an expensive tool that you can use to rough up your garage floor. While the diamond grinder is incredibly useful and effective, buying one of these will cost you a pretty penny—anywhere up to $20,000.

Hire a professional

The bottom line, you should just hire a professional. Unless you have the spare cash laying around to purchase the proper tools, it will just be easier and more relaxing for you to have a professional like ETEK take care of your concrete coating. If you've been thinking about coating your garage recently, then give us a call, we'd love to offer your a free estimate.